Churms, James William (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1945-April-05

Flight Sergeant James William Churms RCAF

Birth Date: 1925-June-11

Born:

Parents: Sydney & Louise Churms

Spouse:

Home: Welland, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

626 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
To Strive And Not To Yield To strive and not to yeild

Base

RAF Wickenby

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/281050

Home

Welland, Ontario (parents)

Target

Lutzkendorf Germany

Final Burial

Berlin War Cemetery
Plot 6 Row Z Grave 10

Took off from Wickenby at 20:55 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code UM-Y2 Bomber Command) on an operation to strike the Wintershall synthetic-oil plant at Lutzkendorf Germany.

Shot down (means not found) and crashed at Lutzkendorf (Merseburg) Germany.

Killed includes Churms: Flying Officer Donald Hugh Johnson RCAF J/42264 KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 6. Z. 18-27. Flying Officer Harold William Reid RCAF J/41869 pilot KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery grave 8. H. 24. Flying Officer William Semeniuk RCAF J/42214 KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery grave 6. Z. 12. Flying Officer Matthew Frederick Easton Sergeant RCAF J/46101 KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery grave 6. Z. 8. Flight Sergeant Norman George Reed RAF KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery grave 6. Z. 13. Flying Officer Bernard Eric Stanley Stagg RAF KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery grave 6. Z. 9.

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